showcase london issue 472

Jun 2014

Welcome to the latest Showcase London, brought to you by Production Paradise. We present the very best of the Capital's visual media industry, with more information available in our online Photo and Film directories.

Photography Now 2014, a summer course at the Photographers' Gallery offering an exclusive insight into the fast-paced world of contemporary photography.

The House of Illustration’s inaugural exhibition will be 'Inside Stories', a landmark show by Quentin Blake, one of the UK’s most important and best-loved illustrators whose work is recognised worldwide. From 2nd July until 2nd November.

Highlights from the past six months include several projects for Sky Creative with photographers Erik Almås, Peter Lippmann and Frank Herholdt, a high-octane shoot in Spain for Aston Martin with Paul Barshon, and a clever campaign for Intermarché to fight food waste in France with Patrice de Villiers.

Horton-Stephens, London’s leading photographers’ agent for over 25 years, is delighted to welcome James Bowden to the company's sparkling roster. James is a surfer, skater and adventurer who lives what he snaps. The result is honest images that sing with integrity and a sense of narrative.

The rest of the Horton-Stephens photographers have also been out-and-about, busy as ever. Gary Salter’s playful set-ups continue to inspire laughter, Wilson Hennessy’s images are as jaw-dropping as the supercars in them, Jan Steinhilber’s mind-boggling still life is guaranteed to amaze, and Diana Miller’s food couldn’t get any more tantalising.

All of the agency's photographers, two CGI companies and moving images are available on the website.

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford,” Samuel Johnson.

PCM has enjoyed producing shoots in London (and beyond) for years. Clients come from all over the world to enjoy the resources that London has to offer. With the rich cultural diversity to cast models of all ages and a world-renowned skyline and numerous iconic, amazing and interesting locations to choose from, London is a great place to shoot stills and motion campaigns.

PCM offers a comprehensive production service for stills and motion projects, including location scouting, casting, crew recommendations, equipment rental, travel, hotel bookings and everything in between.

The Production Factory is a worldwide full service production company with offices in London, Miami and Mallorca. With over 10 years of experience producing fashion shoots for clients around the world, the company offers a full range of services to suit all production needs, including, but not limited to, budget handling, casting, locations, scouting, set builds, props, equipment hire, catering and travel arrangements.

From its London office Production Factory produces shoots throughout the UK as well as worldwide. Recent months have seen work in such varied locations as Mexico, Cape Town, Italy, New York, LA, Munich, Athens and Harbour Island. Current and recent clients include M&S, Michael Kors, New Look, Elle, Vogue, Lula, Numero, Radley, Range Rover, Children in Need, Sisley, Poetry, Wrap, HouseofFraser, JD Sport, The Body Shop, Mothercare, Burlington Socks … the list goes on. See what is produced as it happens on the company's social spaces.

"We know the demands of a shoot can be tough and we are committed to making the whole experience go as smoothly as possible, taking care of all the details so the client can concentrate on the bigger picture."

Having grown up surrounded by art and photography, after leaving art college Julia Bostock made a career in art direction and graphic design. Her energetic and fresh style gives her an ability to sidestep the conventional, whether working with well-known brands or her own reportage. She is motivated by the curious imagination and spontaneity of children and creates worlds within her shoots where they are both captivated and natural. This vitality comes through in all her work.

Her international vision, European connections and love for travel have informed her work and forged strong working relationships with clients like Vogue Bambini, Marie-Chantal and Nestlé. She is passionate about her work and is always looking to develop her creative style. Never one to be restricted by a genre, she has recently finished a project rebranding a highly regarded menswear brand.

Malou specialises in food, drink and lifestyle photography for advertising and editorial clients. Passionate about her work, she has a love of light and mood. Her energy and enthusiasm are apparent in all her subjects and the result is beautiful photography. She loves to collaborate with great creative teams to deliver and surpass clients’ expectations. Commissions have taken her across the globe and she is happy shooting in the studio or on location.

Malou has just finished working as Director of Photography on a series of commercials for Innocent in Hamburg.

Howard Kingsnorth has worked in most genres of advertising photography: pre-digital large format still-life, automotive, both in and out of the studio, people, crowds, sports stars, celebrities and wide open landscape... and more recently, epic cityscapes and helicopter shoots.

Schooled in technique and craft, Howard has formulated his own distinctive style and is always keen to develop his look and innovate new ideas.

Howard is driven by his personal work and seeks to apply his vision to commissioned work when appropriate. He is always seeking to develop ideas alongside agency creatives when possible and is happy to share his knowledge and experience.

Peter Searle is a London-based portrait photographer. He has photographed many of the most influential personalities of the arts, politics, science, military, business and entertainment. From Prime Ministers to prima donnas, he relishes those one-to-one collaborations as much as the big sets. For Peter, whether its a day-long shoot or an intense 10-minute encounter, a portrait is for posterity.

Specialising in car, landscape and CGI photography, Paul J Harvey has been shooting global advertising campaigns for over 10 years.

Recent news includes becoming a member of the board of directors of The AOP (Association of Photographers), and shooting stills for a movie which opened at the Cannes Film Festival in May. He was also a winner in the 'Abstract' category of the 8th International Black & White Spider Awards.

Paul’s landscape work is regularly displayed at galleries in both London and Paris.

Photographer Patrick Harrison has over 20 years of experience shooting natural and inspiring images of people at work and at play.

It has been a hectic year for Patrick, shooting images for Vip Net's re-brand on location in Croatia, commissions from Google and traveling all over the UK documenting life for CancerResearch.

Patrick is equally at ease directing a large crew on an overseas production as he is documenting and capturing the excitement of Prudential's Ride London. With new clients The Welsh Assembly and Tenpin for McCann-Erickson, he continues to be in-demand for his warm, honest photography by leading agencies and global brands.

Stephen Conroy's progression into directing films continues at a good pace in 2014. As well as his stills work he has directed a new film for Ocado and the promotion of the Paleo diet.

Specialising in advertising, PR, packaging and editorial photography Stephen’s food work has been featured worldwide. His food and drink clients enjoy working in his professional but relaxed and friendly studios near London's Oval cricket ground - where Stephen and his team can organise all aspects of a shoot.

His two London studios have a new purpose-built editing and production suite as well as fully equipped kitchens.

Recently published Harniman advertising commissions include BMW XDrive, the MitsubishiOutlander PHEV, Mirage, ASX & L200 encompassing photography on location and in studio. Images soon to be released are shots to launch an exciting new sports model and the new electric BMW i3.

A-list clients include Bentley, Cadillac, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Rolls-Royce and Volvo, to name a few. Check out the latest commissions - things that move and things that don’t - across cars, lifestyle, landscapes and sometimes all three.

Carl Lyttle is an automotive and landscape advertising photographer based in London. Carl is one of the world's leading CGI automotive photographers and shoots advertising campaigns globally for leading auto manufacturers such as Nissan, Subaru, Mercedes, GM and Land Rover, to name but a few.

Carl has a dedicated team of CG Artists and retouchers who he works closely with to create the quality imagery and realism from CGI that his clients require.

Nick Dawe predominantly works on location. The initial images featured in this Showcase were produced for Conran Design, as part of an advertising campaign for Cancer Research UK and linked to a Channel 4 programme, 'Stand up to Cancer'.

Nick often tries to introduce an element of fun into his imagery and regularly works on personal projects, adopting a similar approach of celebrating different aspects of life, with the latter photos, 'England Fan', documenting how the Union Jack, St. George's Flag, or simply the word 'England' can appear in everyday situations.

Jean Cazals is an award-winning food and lifestyle photographer. He shoots from his Notting Hill daylight kitchen studio as well as on location around the world. His client list counts all the major players in editorial, design and advertising. Jean also shoots cookbooks, with over 80 titles to his name in collaboration with numerous world-renowned chefs.

Jean’s work is easily recognisable through his fine mix of creative styles and food presentation. Always searching and creating, he constantly looks to bring character and a strong identity into his photography to elevate the final results. Food art is also something he likes to shoot and he has participated in a number of exhibitions, including a one man show in London in 2013.

Over the past couple of years Jean’s first book as an author, ‘Teatime’, received the ‘Gourmand Award Best Dessert Book UK' and he was honoured with a 'Best Food Photographer' award.

As his name suggests, Carlos Lumiere is a true master of lighting, combining his passion for composition with a rich and emotive style. Over the last decades Carlos has developed a unique portfolio, living and working in New York, Paris, Miami, Hamburg, Munich, Milan and London.

His clients include Christian Lacroix, Cacharel, VivienneWestwood, Dunhill, Hackett, Harrods and L’Oréal, while his editorials have been published in magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, ID, GQ, ICON and Stylist, among others. Carlos has exhibited his work in Monaco and London and was also selected by Victor Hassleblad as one of the seven up-and-coming fashion photographers.

Lux is a London-based photographic studio offering a comprehensive service from set building and photography to CGI and retouching. A team of highly skilled individuals, Lux has many years' experience producing still life, interiors and food and drink photography for advertising, brochures, packaging, editorial and publishing.

For the past few weeks, Jemma Watts has been working on a cookbook for Helio’s Kitchen. Helio is an established cook on the celebrity circuit and is championed by many well known chefs such as Nigella Lawson and Ruthie Rogers at the River Café. This is his first book, 'My Dolce Vita', and it will be all about his cakes and desserts recipes. Jemma has also been shooting some interiors for lifestyle title 91 Magazine.

Paul Riddle is an internationally commissioned and published photographer of architecture and interior design. Based in London, he is regularly commissioned by a variety of clients, from leading architects and designers to agencies promoting corporations.

Recent commissions include the new UK couture store for Celine in Mayfair, London, The Great Northern Hotel in Kings Cross St Pancras, The Glasgow School of Art's new Reid Building by world-renowned architect Steven Holl, and the Le Sommelier restaurant in Copenhagen.

Simon Winnall's trademark up-beat sunny look has never looked slicker nor been in such demand from advertising agencies worldwide.

Shooting fresh, colourful, seductive lifestyle, creating honest pictures that have a natural and enthralling energy, his keen enthusiasm for his work and likeable personality creates the warmest of atmospheres on set, ensuring outstanding results.

Already 2014 has seen Simon complete campaigns for McDonald's, Diageo and Nescafé and shoot some new personal work.

Simon is represented by Process in London. See his latest work on his website.

Marco Zimprich is a passionate freelance Director of Photography based in London. For the last 25 years he has worked all over the world, from Australia to Europe and America to South Africa, with over 800 productions to his name. Marco’s passion for stories and people has enabled him to capture a uniqueness on camera which can be experienced through the viewing of his feature films, series documentaries and commercials, many of which are award winning.

Born in Curitiba, Brazil and educated in America, Marco graduated from the American Film Institute (AFI) in Los Angeles. His love for film has driven him to own and operate a Sony F65 Cinealta Camera which he recently used on his latest feature film, shot in the mountains of Austria, focusing on World War II.

Marco’s commercial portfolio ranges from cars to food and fashion. His latest series work was for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation on National Televison.

Loft Studios London + Ibiza is a boutique studio complex in west London with six hire spaces - three cove studios / three location studios - situated within a unique Victorian foundry offering original features and characteristics throughout. Whatever clients' photographic or filming needs, the company can provide on-site equipment hire, set building, production and catering via a newly renovated restaurant with private dining / meeting rooms.

FilmPlus London + Ibiza is one of Europe's leading professional photographic and video equipment hire companies, stocking an extensive range of lighting, digital and video equipment and offering a bespoke, personal and flexible 24/7 service.

Park Royal Studios is one of the leading photographic studios and event hire venues in London, providing studio hire and facilities for photographic shoots, commercials, film, promos, events and rehearsals.

A hybrid studio that is able to cater for any production, from fashion shoots to TV commercials, Park Royal Studios is within close proximity to Central London.

Facilities include four drive-in studios, including the largest cove in London, two large free car parks, on-site catering, three phase power, equipment hire, air conditioned production rooms, Fibre Optic grade Wi-Fi, greenrooms and excellent make-up/styling areas.

Amidst the ancient waterways of Somerset, not far from Glastonbury, lies White Hart Farm and Barn.

Originally the village alehouse dating back to the 17th Century, White Hart Inn and adjacent oak-framed barn prove an ideal base for families, friends or groups eager to explore, shoot and enjoy this beautiful and unique area; an idyllic location, standing alongside the River Sheppey, they provide the perfect setting for a peaceful countryside retreat.